‘Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick” made the cut. “The Woman King” and “Women Talking” were snubbed.
Category: Tar (Movie)
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Will These Be the 10 Best Picture Oscar Nominees?
Now that critics’ laurels and box office results are in, the race for the top honor is clearer. But there’s still room for an outside contender to slip in.
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One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’
Cate Blanchett’s character visits Juilliard to tackle the big questions about art, life and music-world rivalry.
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Breaking Out of the #MeToo Movie Formula
How “Women Talking” and “Tár” make the discourse around the movement feel thrillingly unfamiliar.
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Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences
The kind of critically praised dramas that often dominate the awards season are falling flat at the box office, failing to justify the money it takes to make them.
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Best Movies of 2022
Amid endless agonizing over the State of Cinema, the actual releases proved a bounty for film lovers, whether fans of the art house or the multiplex.
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Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’
The film about a renowned and embattled conductor puts a fresh spin on conversations about art, power and misdeeds.
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Mahler’s Having a Moment. He’s Got Lydia Tár to Thank for It.
The Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 5 is the obsession of the conductor played by Cate Blanchett — and of the fans of her latest film.
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Mahler’s Having a Moment. He’s Got Lydia Tár to Thank for It.
The Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 5 is the obsession of the conductor played by Cate Blanchett — and of the fans of her latest film.
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She Knew the Cello. The Acting She Learned With Cate Blanchett.
Sophie Kauer was a cellist studying for a degree when a friend urged her to audition for “Tár.” She watched Michael Caine videos on acting and dove right in.
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In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps
The film’s thesis is blunt: Put a woman in power, and she’ll be as sexually inappropriate and badly behaved as any man.
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‘Tár’ Review: A Maestro Faces the Music
Cate Blanchett stars as a world-famous conductor heading for a fall in Todd Field’s chilly, timely backstage drama.